Rude

Xuexue happened to spot Zhu Zhan as well.

What did that note she gave me yesterday mean? Zhu Zhan wondered as he looked at Xuexue.

Why is he looking at me? Xuexue wondered.

"Hello." Zhu Zhan looked at Xuexue and nodded. Expressionless, Xuexue nodded back at him, then walked straight to her seat.

"Uh..." Zhu Zhan stood there in a daze for quite a while.

What a strange girl. She left me a note yesterday, so why is she ignoring me today...

Glancing sideways at Xuexue, Zhu Zhan furrowed his brows in confusion. Still, he did not dwell on it. Though he was a good student, he truly was not good at figuring out what girls were thinking. After pondering for a moment, Zhu Zhan lowered his head and started reading.

"Phew..." After sitting down, Xuexue let out a long breath.

What's going on? Why does seeing him make me feel all flustered? Xuexue thought, sneaking a glance at Zhu Zhan.

Zhu Zhan listened attentively throughout the morning classes, while Li Ke, the king of tardiness, finally arrived in the classroom after the first period ended.

Li Ke could barely wait for class to end, insisting on dragging Zhu Zhan along to watch the other classes' games that day.

After school, Li Ke and Zhu Zhan wolfed down their meal and eagerly ran toward the basketball court.

By the time they reached the court, the other classes' game had already begun.

Li Ke stood at the court entrance for a while, then suddenly pointed. "Look, that court over there with all the spectators—it's Liu Chi's class!"

Zhu Zhan looked where he pointed and happened to see Liu Chi, the captain of the school team, use a fake at the three-point line to send his defender flying before rising straight up for a jump shot! His movements were fluid and crisp, and the basketball flew directly through the hoop.

"Liu Chi is our school's number one sharpshooter. His games are fun to watch!" Li Ke said, the corners of his mouth slowly curling up as he patted Zhu Zhan.

"Yeah!" Zhu Zhan's eyes lit up. The two quickly ran toward that court.

"Wow, there are so many people!" Zhu Zhan said in surprise.

"Yeah!"

Even Li Ke nodded. The crowd surrounding Liu Chi's court could only be described as a sea of heads, packed three layers deep inside and three layers deep outside, leaving them no chance to squeeze in.

"Come on, let's find somewhere higher to watch from!" Seeing no way in, Li Ke lifted his backpack and looked around.

"Hey, over there!" Zhu Zhan pointed at a balcony on the second floor of the teaching building, facing this side. It was indeed a good spot, and several people were already standing there watching the game.

"Let's go!" Li Ke took the lead and headed over first.

At the same time.

"Wang Cheng, how about over there?" A group of boys from Class 1 gathered around Wang Cheng, and one of them pointed toward the second-floor balcony.

That balcony was exactly where Zhu Zhan was heading.

"Mm." Wang Cheng nodded slightly, putting on the air of a big brother.

The boys from Class 1 immediately followed Wang Cheng in groups of two or three, quickly heading for the second-floor balcony.

"This spot is great!" Zhu Zhan ran forward a couple of steps and immediately saw the court below.

"Wow! Look!" The moment he stepped onto the balcony, Zhu Zhan saw an astonishing scene on the court.

Hearing him, Li Ke, who had been strolling along lazily behind him, also took a couple of steps forward and asked as he walked, "What is it?"

"Look!" Zhu Zhan pointed at the court.

"Oh!" Li Ke looked toward the court and immediately let out a sharp cry of surprise.

On the court, Liu Chi's class was dressed in highly uniform outfits.

They wore white basketball jerseys that looked very handsome, and their lineup was complete as well.

Their center was a huge, chubby guy over six feet tall, while the players at the other positions all looked like they knew how to play, making them especially eye-catching.

At that moment, the tall Liu Chi was hanging from the rim with both hands!

He had just pulled off a spectacular dunk after beating his defender!

That dunk completely ignited the crowd's excitement!

"Woohoo!"

"So handsome!"

"Liu Chi is the coolest!"

Everyone gathered around Liu Chi's class began shouting.

Li Ke frowned slightly and said regretfully, "I missed it!"

"It was incredible!" Zhu Zhan replied, staring unblinkingly at the court.

"Why are you two here?" An unhappy voice suddenly rang out, sounding as though it were interrogating them. Zhu Zhan and Li Ke turned around at the same time.

Wang Cheng?

Their expressions both changed when they saw who it was.

Wang Cheng had never gotten along well with them, and judging from his tone and the way he looked at them now, things were clearly even worse. Naturally, Li Ke and Zhu Zhan did not look pleased either.

"What a stupid question!" Li Ke snorted coldly as he stared at Wang Cheng.

"Hmph!" A flash of anger passed through Wang Cheng's eyes.

"I'm declaring this place mine now. Get lost and stay out of my sight!" Wang Cheng shouted arrogantly. The moment those words left his mouth, Li Ke was enraged!

"What? Are you fucking joking?" Li Ke, who had a hot temper, twitched a brow, stepped forward, and shouted.

"I said get lost!" Wang Cheng fearlessly stepped forward as well and faced Li Ke head-on.

The moment Wang Cheng moved, the boys from Class 1 behind him also stepped forward, gathering around his side.

All of them glared at Li Ke as though they would rush him and start a fight the instant he made a move. Seeing this, Zhu Zhan, who stood behind Li Ke, quickly stepped up behind him.

"What do you want?" Li Ke swept his gaze across the boys from Class 1 behind Wang Cheng.

"I don't want anything. Before I change my mind, you'd better disappear from my sight!" Wang Cheng raised his head and stared at Li Ke, a cold smile curling across his lips.

Li Ke lowered his head and stared into Wang Cheng's eyes. The atmosphere between them was tense enough to snap, as though it could erupt at any moment.

Watching from behind Li Ke, Zhu Zhan cautiously grabbed his arm. Seeing Li Ke's hand clenched tightly into a fist, Zhu Zhan patted him in surprise.

"You'll regret this!" Li Ke shot Wang Cheng a cold glance.

"Let's go!" Li Ke said to Zhu Zhan, then roughly shoved Wang Cheng aside.

"What are you trying to do? Fuck!" Seeing Li Ke rudely shove Wang Cheng away, a boy from Wang Cheng's class shouted, throwing his weight around. But as soon as he finished shouting, he discovered that a tall boy was already standing before him, looking down at him coldly.